Italian exports are growing fast. ISTAT data signals an increase in exports by 7,3% YoY. There are 215.708 Italian firms currently involved in exports. 92 thousands of these companies (43%), focus…
Exports to China: the importance of managing forex prices
Fixing prices in Yuan is an important challenge for a firm willing to offer its products in the Chinese market. Let us consider a wine producer: how to face the…
Where are the best export opportunities for the “Made in Italy”?
The world that awaits us Economically, 2016 was a disappointing year. So far, 2017 has been better but still characterized by far-reaching uncertainty. We have experienced slow growth across the…
Industrial Commodities: the End of the Collapse?
Prices of many industrial commodities are at multi-year lows. In the eKuota infographic below, we see what happened to prices during 2015. Steel decreased by 56%, nickel lost 41%, palladium 30%. No…
China, banks are urged to finance the economy
Long term loans at reasonable interest rates is today’s request to Chinese banks
China, new consumer protection law
On March 15th, the Government of China put the “New Consumer Protection Law” into effect. Compared to the past 15 years of consumer norms, this new regulation represents an important…
Shanghai Free trade Zone
China (Shanghai) Pilot Free Trade Zone – SPFTZ (simplified Chinese 中国（上海）自由贸易试验区) is a free trade zone backed by Chinese Prime Minister Li Keqiang, officially approved on August 17th 2013, and…
China, the growth adopted by Congress
The annual meeting of the National People’s Congress of the People’s Republic of China, NPC (simplified Chinese: 中国共产党全国代表大会) officially started on March 5 in Beijing, and ended on March 13,…
